Minnesota, Georgia RLECs Urge FCC to Authorize Additional A-CAM Funding by Year-End
Minnesota and Georgia rural telcos urged the FCC to approve by year-end additional USF Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) funding up to $200 per month per eligible customer location for broadband deployment. "The time to act is now. ... The…
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additional funding will be targeted to high-cost census blocks not served by unsubsidized competitors where, absent support, it is not economically feasible to extend broadband service," said 28 Minnesota and seven Georgia RLECs receiving A-CAM support, in separate letters (here, here) posted Tuesday and Wednesday in docket 10-90. Seven Tennessee RLECs made the request last week (see 1711240018). ITTA President Genny Morelli told us she expects additional letters from A-CAM participants in other states in the coming days, given "strong and widespread" carrier interest in near-term additional funding.